Crash And Portland

Post #1 » by **BigSlam** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:22 am

You think he fits there?

Yes? No?

Why? Why not?

Crispy · Post #2 » by **Crispy** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:42 am

I can see him playing a lot of 4 there. Like a Miller/Roy/Batum/Wallace/Aldridge lineup or something. Roy, Batum, Wallace, Matthews, Fernandez is too many wings, but if you can get Wallace for Pryzbilla and two 1sts you gotta take it. If I were Portland I'd go crazy with trading in the off-season..try to get a PG and C to play with Matthews/Wallace/Aldridge.

DY_nasty · Post #3 » by **DY_nasty** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:11 am

He plays 4 and he'll die on the court.

But he should add a lot of slashing and free up Batum, Matthews, and Rudy for much easier looks. He doesn't play soft either... not trying to knock Portland, but Wallace's energy level is contagious and you'll see a lot more out of guys when he's on the court chasing down blocks and leading a fastbreak by himself.

But for the love of god please don't play him at PF Portland...

ohara · Post #4 » by **ohara** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 1:23 pm

They say they will play him at the PF alot. DY is right in that his activity and heart will be contagious for the team, but we know from personal experience that Crash is prone to physical injury on the court with the way he plays and I assume his genetics somehow making him succeptible. H egets shaken up alot. Playing him at the 4 will help Portland for a while, but he will end up hurting after taking a "crash" into a PF with 40 lbs on him and hitting the floor hard. He can't hold up at the PF position, but it sure wont be for lack of heart. It will be because of his heart that he gets hurt.

bobcats3wallace · Post #5 » by **bobcats3wallace** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 2:40 pm

I think he will play 4 and I think he will get hurt quickly. He wasn't happy playing 4 here, but did it just to help the team. He will do it without complaining too much, but he is going to get hurt real fast like that. I think at SF with Roy at SG and Camby at C he would be a good fit. He is great to play off of Roy and Aldrige who are less drivers and more shooters. I think that IF he plays PF like we all anticipate, I don't see him lasting long NOR wanting to sign with them after his contract is up. I hope he doesn't get hurt, but in a way I don't want any other team to benefit from Wallace. Selfish, I know. He has the crowd behind him, that's for sure. I just wonder how he will play against us, we have 2 games coming up. That is going to be WIERD.

captaincrunk · Post #6 » by **captaincrunk** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 5:17 pm

I don't think he'll get hurt any faster. He typically kills himself on offense or doing athletic defense, not on the block.

bobcats3wallace · Post #7 » by **bobcats3wallace** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 5:58 pm

captaincrunk wrote:I don't think he'll get hurt any faster. He typically kills himself on offense or doing athletic defense, not on the block.

The years he's missed the most games were the years he was playing at PF. It was the reason he came out and said no more PF because he wanted to prolong his career. He killed himself going up against bigger, stronger guys in the block. Obvioulsy he is also a risk going up to block shots and what not, but most of his concusions came from in the block against bigger guys. Elbow's to the head, being pushed around in the block and hitting hs head on the floor, that kind of thing. He won't last long playing a lot of minutes at PF.

Post #8 » by **fatlever** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:09 pm

i hope that with portlands wing depth they can play wallace only about 25-30mpg and maximize his energy, keep him healthy and saving him for playoffs. portland needs to use him like the spurs use manu. keep him fresh and he will reward them. play him 40mpg with heavy minutes at pf and he will be toast by the time the playoffs start.

Rich4114 · Post #9 » by **Rich4114** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:15 pm

I actually don't think he's a good fit for Portland. I figured if they landed him it would be to upgrade Batum if they felt he was at his ceiling (which I don't think he is).

Whatever, I think Portland felt they needed to add more talent no matter the position. They could've really more so benefited from Diaw instead of Wallace to fill in at both SF/PF off the bench. Diaw is a guy who would fit perfectly on that team as it stands now and make them better. I don't think Wallace changes them at all.

But I'll take their 2 draft picks and expiring contracts.

Tupik · Post #10 » by **Tupik** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:28 pm

fatlever wrote:i hope that with portlands wing depth they can play wallace only about 25-30mpg and maximize his energy, keep him healthy and saving him for playoffs. portland needs to use him like the spurs use manu. keep him fresh and he will reward them. play him 40mpg with heavy minutes at pf and he will be toast by the time the playoffs start.

Totally agree, the manu comparison is great.

Vanderbilt_Grad · Post #11 » by **Vanderbilt_Grad** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:16 pm

Terrible fit if they are looking for a full time PF. Bad for them and for Crash.

OK fit if they play him mostly as a SF, perhaps with some PF minutes.

Great fit if they use him as an energy guy plaing limited minutes mostly at SF.

Jaruff · Post #12 » by **Jaruff** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:43 pm

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Mr Odd wrote:Yep, the news is creeping out, its said that Nate wants
to bring Wallace off the bench as the 6th man, our 2nd
best player will be coming off the bench. Awesome!!!!!!

Im sure its going to end up being another Blake/Miller
thing where after 20 games Nate will finally see the light.

Post #13 » by **BigSlam** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:24 am

I personally think he is a really bad fit in Portland. He's not going to help guys like Wes and LMA's transition offensive game.

Wizenheimer · Post #14 » by **Wizenheimer** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:43 am

BigSlam wrote:I personally think he is a really bad fit in Portland. He's not going to help guys like Wes and LMA's transition offensive game.

and Blazer fans remember all the Utah fans telling us what a lousy fit Wes Matthews was going to be.

The funny thing about talent is that it seems to find a way to fit

Integrating Wallace into the Blazer rotation won't be seamless...adding new players in the middle of a season rarely is. I also think the NBA is 'evolving', and that makes traditional notions of PF or SF or PG seem less important. But there will be room for Wallace, and for him to play to his strengths.

In case you guys haven't noticed, portland does have a fairly decent PF named Aldridge. They also have a C named Camby. They will run a lot of traditional lineups with those two guys playing their primary positions. And they will also play some small ball, depending on matchups.

Marvel · Post #15 » by **Marvel** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:08 am

Wallace WILL fit in well in Portland.

bobcats3wallace · Post #16 » by **bobcats3wallace** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:57 am

Marvel wrote:Wallace WILL fit in well in Portland.

Yeah, I think he is going to fit in real nicely.

Who is going to stay up to watch his debut tonight on ESPN?

Jaruff · Post #17 » by **Jaruff** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:59 am

bobcats3wallace wrote:
Marvel wrote:Wallace WILL fit in well in Portland.

Yeah, I think he is going to fit in real nicely.

Who is going to stay up to watch his debut tonight on ESPN?

Stay up? Please. Late-nights are my normal operating hours right now. I'll be watching the game but I don't expect him to do much.

Marvel · Post #18 » by **Marvel** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:05 am

I'll be watching his 1st game as a Blazer.

hhvo · Post #19 » by **hhvo** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:58 am

Holy crap, Wallace and Roy are bench players for the Blazers. Man do they have depth!

hhvo · Post #20 » by **hhvo** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:00 am

Damn Wallace is getting so much love from the blazers fan. Amazing.